A person’s shadow stood for his legacy, his impact on the world. Some people cast hardly any shadow at all. Some cast long, deep shadows that endured for centuries.
RICK RIORDANAlways, Always have a plan
More Rick Riordan Quotes
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Do not despair. Heroes rarely live up to to our expectations
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You have to be compelled to write. If you’re not, nothing else that you do matters.
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With great power… comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.
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Set screamed something in Ancient Egyptian. I was fairly sure it wasn’t a compliment. “I will rend your limbs from their sockets!” he shouted. “I will—” “Die?” Carter suggested.
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Sometimes, it takes us a while to appreciate something new, something that might change us for the better.
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Oh, did you expect me to play fair?” Cupid laughed. “I am the god of love. I am never fair.
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If I’m going to burn, it might as well be bright.
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The world may need fixing, but it’s worth preserving.
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You do know how to play pinochle?” Mr. D eyed me suspiciously. “I’m afraid not,” I said. “I’m afraid not, sir,” he said. “Well,” he told me, “it is, along with gladiator fighting and Pac-Man, one of the greatest games ever invented by humans. I would expect all civilized young men to know the rules.
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Think positive girl, or the world ends.
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Young people don’t always do what they’re told, but if they can pull it off and do something wonderful, sometimes they escape punishment.
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The most dangerous flaws are those which are good in moderation,” she said. “Evil is easy to fight. Lack of wisdom… that is very hard indeed.
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It isn’t easy being a brilliant inventor, always alone. Always misunderstood. Easy to turn bitter, make horrible mistakes. People are more difficult to work with than machines. And when you break a person, he can’t be fixed. -Hephaestus
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It’s hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one.
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Getting something and having the wits to use it…those are two different things.
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